Latest Articles from Josh Dawson
Finding fixes for ER closures
Mar 21, 2023 / 4:00 am
Photo: Kristen Holliday The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt. Merritt Mayor Michael Goetz says he is working with the provincial health minister in the hopes of resolving staffing issues that have caused multiple
Funds for youth housing
Mar 20, 2023 / 4:00 am
Photo: Josh Dawson L-R: Peter Mutrie, Tangie Genshorek, and Roger Parkes. The Kiwanis Club of Kamloops has raised $1,150 in support of A Way Home Kamloops’ supportive housing development, which is currently under construction. “We're
Week-long warm weather
Mar 20, 2023 / 4:00 am
Madison Erhardt Kamloops will be seeing warm temperatures over the week with mostly sunny skies, according to Environment Canada. Winds are expected early in the week, with clouds rolling in by the weekend. Cloudy skies are predicted on Monday
Brass quartet slides on stage
Mar 19, 2023 / 6:00 pm
Photo: Chamber Musicians of Kamloops. Slide Rule Trombone Quartet. L-R: Wade Dorsey, Gordon Waters, Bob Rogers, and Angus Armstrong. The Chamber Musicians of Kamloops will be hosting a trombone quartet for its next performance in May. The
MOU to trial green cement
Mar 19, 2023 / 12:00 pm
Photo: Pexels Kamloops-based manufacturing company Progressive Planet and Lafarge Canada have agreed to work together on an initiative they say is expected to decrease the carbon footprint of cement. According to a news release from Progressive
Spring flooding a possibility
Mar 18, 2023 / 4:00 am
Photo: BC River Forecast Centre The B.C. River Forecast Centre says some low-lying communities in the Interior could be at risk of flooding this spring. Jonathan Boyd, a hydrologist with the B.C. River Forecast Centre, said low to mid elevation
RCMP seek missing woman
Mar 17, 2023 / 11:17 am
Photo: RCMP Kamloops RCMP is asking the public for help finding a missing 57-year-old woman. According to Mounties, Jo-Anne Donovan was last seen at her home on Monday, March 13. She is described as standing five-foot-six and weighing
$200M build still on track
Mar 16, 2023 / 4:00 am
A year after ground was broken on the ambitious project, the Kelson Group’s $200-million City Gardens development in downtown Kamloops remains on track to complete its 24-storey residential tower by mid 2025. The entire multiphase project
Poker tournament for RIH
Mar 15, 2023 / 6:00 pm
Photo: Pixabay A Kamloops business will host a Texas hold ‘em poker tournament next month to raise money for the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation. Signature Signs and Printing's tournament will be held at the Kamloops Sports Council
$1.3M TRU facility lauded
Mar 15, 2023 / 1:02 pm
Photo: Josh Dawson Thompson Rivers University showed off its future high-performance athletics facility on Wednesday. The project is under construction in the TRU Gym building and is expected to be complete this summer. Thompson Rivers University
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